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Leishmaniasis parasites evade death by exploiting the immune response to sand fly bites
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Aug 14, 2008 |
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease characterized by painful skin ulcers, occurs when the parasite Leishmania major, or a related species, is transmitted to a mammalian host by the bite of an infected sand fly. In a new st ...
Deadly parasite's rare sexual dalliances may help scientists neutralize it
Apr 09, 2009 |
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For years, microbiologist Stephen Beverley, Ph.D., has tried to get the disease-causing parasite Leishmania in the mood for love. In this week's Science, he and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health report that t ...
Bizarre bird gets private beach in Indonesia
May 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A species of birds able to fly immediately after hatching from eggs buried beneath the tropical sand has just been given its own private beach in eastern Indonesia, a conservation group said Friday.
Parasites persuade immune cells to invite them in for dinner, says new research
Aug 21, 2009 |
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The parasites that cause leishmaniasis use a quirky trick to convince the immune system to effectively invite them into cells for dinner, according to a new study published today in PLoS Pathogens. The re ...
Infectious skin disease found in Texas
Sep 16, 2007 |
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Texas doctors have identified nine cases of the skin disease leishmaniasis in patients who have not traveled to endemic areas.
Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach
Nov 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach.
Hydrophobic Sand Could Combat Desert Water Shortages
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Water scarcity is a major problem for people living in desert areas, including much of the Middle East and Africa. According to the United Nations, more than 1.6 million people die every year ...
What science says about beach sand and stomach aches
Aug 11, 2009 |
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By washing your hands after digging in beach sand, you could greatly reduce your risk of ingesting bacteria that could make you sick. In new research, scientists have determined that, although beach sand is a potential source ...
Study: Digging in beach sand increases risk of gastrointestinal illness
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children and adults who build castles and dig in the sand at the beach are at greater risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea than people who only walk on the shore or swim in the surf, ...
'Magic potion' in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating ...
Ants and Avalanches: Insects on Coffee Plants Follow Widespread Natural Tendency
Jan 23, 2008 |
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Ever since a forward-thinking trio of physicists identified the phenomenon known as self-organized criticality---a mechanism by which complexity arises in nature---scientists have been applying its concepts ...
Saving sand: South Carolina beaches become a model for preservation
Oct 23, 2009 |
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While most people head to Myrtle Beach for vacation, a group of scientists have been hitting the famous South Carolina beach for years to figure out how to keep the sand from washing away.
Mice living in sandy hills quickly evolved lighter coloration
Aug 27, 2009 |
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In a vivid illustration of natural selection at work, scientists at Harvard University have found that deer mice living in Nebraska's Sand Hills quickly evolved lighter coloration after glaciers deposited ...
Dermatologists identify North Texas leishmaniasis outbreak
Sep 14, 2007 |
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A team of dermatologists and dermatopathologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center has identified nine North Texas cases of an infectious skin disease common in South America, Mexico and in the Middle East, where it is sometimes ...
Parents warn of fire pit danger
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chris and Lindsey Deems know firsthand how dangerous beach fire pits can be to children. Their daughter Delaney, 2, suffered second- and third-degree burns to her feet when she stepped into ...
